Flugunfall 13 JUL 1979 einer Douglas DC-3-313 N21782 - Belle Glade, FL
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Datum:Freitag 13 Juli 1979
Zeit:15:15
Flugzeugtyp:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas DC-3-313
Fluggesellschaft:M.J. Supply Inc.
Kennzeichen: N21782
Werknummer: 2170
Baujahr: 1939
Besatzung:Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 2
Fluggäste:Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0
Gesamt:Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 2
Sachschaden: Zerstört
Konsequenzen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Unfallort:nahe Belle Glade, FL (   USA)
Flugphase: Landung (LDG)
Betriebsart:Leerflug
Flug von:Saint Louis (unknown airport), MO, USA
Flug nach:Boca Raton Public Airport, FL (BCT/KBCT), USA
Unfallbericht:
A Douglas DC-3, registration N21782, was damaged beyond repair in a forced landing near Belle Glade, Florida.
The airplane was being ferried from Saint Louis to Boca Raton when it ran out of fuel. When both engines flamed out, a forced landing was carried out on a field with high vegetation. The DC-3 nosed down.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSES:
pilot in command - inadequate preflight preparation and/or planning
pilot in command - mismanagement of fuel
miscellaneous acts,conditions - miscalculated fuel consumption
miscellaneous acts,conditions - fuel exhaustion
FACTORS:
powerplant - powerplant-instruments: fuel quantity gauge
miscellaneous acts,conditions - improper alignment/adjustment
terrain - high vegetation

Informationsquelle:
» NTSB


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